https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 22:48:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647480 Tue, 20 May 2014 15:10:40 +0000 blackbird 1647480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Erm.....my kid just fell plenty on the hardwood floor. When she was just learning to move, we hung out a lot in a carpeted room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647443 Tue, 20 May 2014 14:58:32 +0000 shinymama 1647443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The best thing for us was indoor shoes or socks with gripping to prevent slipping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647392 Tue, 20 May 2014 14:40:17 +0000 immabeetoo 1647392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: yep he had a pair of 'indoor robeez' over winter. helped a ton! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647388 Tue, 20 May 2014 14:39:13 +0000 Smurfette 1647388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never thought about it. We have all hardwoods, except tile in bathrooms and kitchen. We have a big rug in the living room but she was fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647366 Tue, 20 May 2014 14:32:51 +0000 Weagle 1647366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It never occurred to me to try to avoid having her fall on wood. She quickly learned how to do it safely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647298 Tue, 20 May 2014 14:07:48 +0000 Beehive 1647298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a play mat and a (hard, flat) rug, but invariably DS will fall on the actual wood. While it's not nearly as good for babyproofing as a fully-carpeted house would be, I much prefer that he falls on the wood than on the kitchen tiles, which really scare me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647295 Tue, 20 May 2014 14:06:10 +0000 jetsa 1647295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: haha, that's what he'll be doing I bet. I think (hope) we're a bit out from steps </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647268 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:59:32 +0000 septca 1647268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: I am not even exaggerating, my DD spent 3 weeks practicing falling backward and forward before she would take unassisted steps. She is the master at falling on hard surfaces without hurting herself. She's like an NBA player. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647260 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:57:41 +0000 jetsa 1647260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Y'all have made me feel sooo much better and less worried :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647255 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:56:39 +0000 Pumuckl 1647255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: we have hardwoods only and never worried about it. I think he bumped his head maybe once or twice. After that he had learned how to fall so he doesn't hurt himself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647254 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:56:33 +0000 rattles 1647254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: Oh I agree on bare feet! I also had good luck with Old Navy socks because they had better grips on the bottom than most. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647252 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:56:06 +0000 jetsa 1647252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: good to know! He always wears socks but it's getting warm enough we'll start going wo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647245 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:55:14 +0000 jetsa 1647245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: we have a similar set up so that should work! I should probably pick up one more mat but it should work well :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647241 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:53:58 +0000 immabeetoo 1647241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just made sure he was either barefoot or in robeez that fit well - otherwise, he fell when he fell! But socks didn't work, they exacerbated his wobbliness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647237 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:53:41 +0000 septca 1647237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: Yep!</p> <p>DD mainly plays in our living room, and the set up is like this: sofa and love seat in an L formation, coffee table in the L gap. Sofa is against a wall - on the opposite wall there is a fireplace. There is a rug under the coffee table and sofa, so any couch/table cruising is protected by the rug. The area of hardwood between where the rug ends and the fireplace is where we put the foam mats, so basically our entire living room is padded. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647235 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:52:40 +0000 jetsa 1647235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rattles: very good to know it'll be short lived!</p> <p>@ValentineMommy: yes it's constant whining unless he's standing and walking! He's only 8 months, I was thinking we had awhile before this ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647223 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:50:58 +0000 jetsa 1647223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: we have a mat like this! We use it all the time, I just didn't know if it'd be cushy enough, glad to hear it is </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647218 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:50:21 +0000 rattles 1647218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our place is all hardwood, but I didn't really find this to be an issue. There's an area rug in our living room where she cruised the coffee table and in her room for play, and otherwise, she just fell onto her behind every now and then. It was a short-lived concern too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647216 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:49:06 +0000 ValentineMommy 1647216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well....there isn't really any way that I know of, other than to walk with him and be near him all the time. That's what we had to do! Get ready for a few weeks of a sore back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647215 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:48:51 +0000 septca 1647215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a set of connecting foam mats to put down in the main area where DD plays (about 4x8 feet). It helps cushion her falls *and* saves my sanity because it cushions the noise of her slamming her toys against the ground. </p> <p>This actually has not been as much of an issue as I would have thought. DD fell a few times, but that stage was really short. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-babyproof-with-all-hardwood-floors#post-1647189 Tue, 20 May 2014 13:43:33 +0000 jetsa 1647189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J is pulling up on everything. He isn't crawling and has no desire to do so, so I think I can confine him but how do I keep him safe from falling on the hard floor? We don't have any carpeting. </p>